(1905-01-17)January 17, 1905 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Origin
Hollywood, California
Died
February 12, 2007(2007-02-12) (aged 102) Burbank, California
Genres
Jazz
Occupation(s)
Musician, bandleader
Instrument(s)
Saxophone, clarinet, piano, vibes
Website
peggygilbert.org
Musical artist
Peggy Gilbert (January 17, 1905 – February 12, 2007), born Margaret Fern Knechtges,[1] was an American jazz saxophonist and bandleader.
She was born in Sioux City, Iowa. When she was seven years old, she played piano and violin with her father's band; she later discovered jazz and started to play the saxophone. After high school, she performed in local theatres and resorts and became a performer on radio and television.
In 1928, she moved to Hollywood, where she appeared in movies and toured with Fanchon and Marco vaudeville shows. In 1933 she founded her all-female jazz band, whose name often changed from "Peggy Gilbert and Her Metro Goldwyn Orchestra" to "Peggy Gilbert and her Symphonics". She performed on saxophone, vibes, piano, and vocals. In the 1930s and 1940s, Gilbert and her band performed in the most famous nightclubs in Hollywood, including the Cocoanut Grove. At one of these clubs, she met and fell in love with Kay Boley, a vaudevillian and contortionist.[2]
During this period, she appeared in films, toured Alaska with a USO troupe, and began to be an advocate for women musicians. After a difficult period following the Second World War, Gilbert had success on radio and television programs in the 1950s. In 1974, at 69 years old, she created her last great all-female band, The Dixie Belles, with musicians from vaudeville and the Big Band era. The group performed on TV and at jazz festivals, appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and in the 1980 Rose Bowl Parade. In 1985, the band recorded the album Peggy Gilbert & the Dixie Belles. Gilbert lived until the age of 102 and died in Burbank, California.[3][1]
^ abFox, Margalit (February 25, 2007). "Peggy Gilbert, 102, Dies; Led Female Jazz Ensembles". The New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
^Rapp, Linda (March 4, 2007) [2007]. "Gilbert, Peggy (1905-2007)". In Summers, Claude J. (ed.). glbtq: An encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer culture. Chicago: glbtq, Inc. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012.
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